beau joueur
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A gambler, especially if skilled.
noun
A good sport, a gallant sportsman.
Example Sentences
- "With refilled purses they will visit one of the thousand foreign towns, so glad to receive the beaux joueurs of England."
- "Either the child is frightened by her three consecutive losses, and hesitates, or else the combination for which she is waiting has not yet arisen. Ninety-nine people in the hundred would surmise the former. I, who know Angélique better, and know if ever beau joueur—or rather, I suppose, belle joueuse—was born, it is that small slight child at my side, think otherwise."
- ""You are a heart and soul gambler." ¶ "Confess, however, I am beau joueur. I know how to lose.""
- "Beau joüeur, One that plays fair, and never frets at play."
- "In all the "adventures" in life, in peace and in war, the Super-man must exhibit the serenity of the beau joueur, the smiling grace of the dancer, the joyous simplicity of a child at play."
- ""Beau joueur," she had called him. How much fuller of fragrance was the Gallic phrase than the English "sport" or "sportsman"; it was perfumed with breeding; it conjured up gesture, a pinch of snuff and a dust of lace ruffles and—"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
Phrases
belle joueuse
good loser
Frequently Paired Words
belle joueuse
good loser